Ward Eight

Ward Eight

A riff on the Whiskey Sour →

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz
    rye whiskey
  • ½ oz
    lemon juice
  • ½ oz
    orange juice
  • 2 tsp
Garnish: 2 or 3 speared cherries

Preparation

  1. 1.

    Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake until well chilled.

  2. 2.

    Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

  3. 3.

    Garnish with 2-3 speared cherries.

Notes

This drink was supposedly created in Boston in 1898 to celebrate the election of Martin M. Lomasney to the state legislature. He represented the city's eighth ward.
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Recipe by David Wondrich · Adapted from Liquor.com · Photo by Tim Nusog

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